Women's football in North Korea
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Governing bodyDPR Korea Football Association[1]
National teamWomen's national team
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Women's football in North Korea is growing in popularity.[2][3] The North Korea women's national under-20 football team is among the most successful at youth level winning 3 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup's.[4][5][6]
DPR Korea Women's Premier League is the highest tier of women's football in North Korea.[7]
National team
References
- ↑ "Football behind the curtain — the mysterious world of the game's most secretive national team". ABC News. February 17, 2024 – via www.abc.net.au.
- ↑ Bishop, Alex (February 20, 2024). "What is behind North Korea's rise as a women's football power?". The Guardian.
- ↑ "North Korea: Women's football's sleeping giant". BBC Sport. August 12, 2024.
- ↑ "North Korea's Kim lauds U-20 women's soccer World Cup victory". Reuters. 2024-09-30.
- ↑ Ronay, Barney (September 26, 2024). "Hidden from the world, North Korea have nurtured football's latest golden generation". The Guardian.
- ↑ "North Korea win record third U20 football Women's World Cup". BBC News. September 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Tough domestic league behind North Korea's soccer success". The Japan Times. February 27, 2024.
- ↑ "2024 Olympics: North Korea women's football team, long a propaganda tool, hopes to qualify". February 27, 2024 – via Le Monde.
- ↑ "North Korea's secret sporting weapon". The Economist.
- ↑ NK, Daily (September 26, 2007). "The Secret of the North Korean Women's Soccer Team".
- ↑ "How soccer once gave North Korean women an equal shot at sporting glory | NK News". NK News – North Korea News. August 22, 2023.
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